161 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ lˈe͡ɪ ɪt ɒnðə lˈa͡ɪn], [ lˈe‍ɪ ɪt ɒnðə lˈa‍ɪn], [ l_ˈeɪ ɪ_t ɒ_n_ð_ə l_ˈaɪ_n]

Related words: lay it all on the line, lay it out, lay it all down, lay it out there, lay it all on the table

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Similar words for lay it on the line:

• frank (adjective)
• honest (adjective)
• open (adjective)
• other relevant words (adjective)
• plainspoken (adjective)
• straight-out (adjective)
• straight-shooting (adjective)
• give an account of (verb)
• relate (verb)
• other synonyms
• relate
• other relevant words (noun)

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Antonyms for lay it on the line

Hypernyms for lay it on the line

Synonyms for Lay it on the line:

• adj.

  • frank (adjective)
  • guileless,
  • bold,
  • plain,
  • Familiar,
  • up front,
  • sincere,
  • natural,
  • outright,
  • brazen,
  • unrestricted,
  • candid,
  • easy,
  • truthful,
  • direct,
  • forthright,
  • flat-out,
  • apparent,
  • upright,
  • straightforward,
  • downright,
  • unconcealed,
  • straight,
  • uninhibited,
  • matter-of-fact,
  • scrupulous,
  • aboveboard,
  • Plain-spoken,
  • naive,
  • artless,
  • real,
  • free,
  • blunt,
  • transparent,
  • unreserved.
  • honest (adjective)
  • unfeigned,
  • trustworthy,
  • proper,
  • just,
  • fair and square,
  • reliable,
  • equitable,
  • honorable,
  • trusty,
  • true,
  • bona fide,
  • conscientious,
  • authentic,
  • fair,
  • above-board,
  • high-minded,
  • on the level,
  • virtuous,
  • decent,
  • genuine.
  • open (adjective)
  • open-and-shut,
  • uncommitted,
  • innocent,
  • objective,
  • open and shut,
  • mellow,
  • receptive,
  • talking turkey,
  • unprejudiced,
  • Undissembled,
  • disinterested,
  • unbiased.
  • Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • law-abiding,
  • honest,
  • bare-faced,
  • veracious,
  • impartial,
  • openhearted,
  • from the hip,
  • no lie,
  • ingenuous,
  • ethical,
  • matter of fact,
  • straight shooting,
  • up-front,
  • what you see is what you get,
  • lay on the line,
  • call a spade a spade,
  • reputable,
  • straight from the shoulder,
  • straight-shooting,
  • undisguised,
  • straight-from-the-shoulder,
  • heart-to-heart,
  • on up and up,
  • saying what one thinks,
  • on the up and up,
  • like it is,
  • frank,
  • outspoken,
  • straight-out,
  • open,
  • true blue,
  • upfront.
  • plainspoken (adjective)
  • man-to-man.
  • straight-out (adjective)
  • straight out,
  • straightout.
  • straight-shooting (adjective)
  • straightshooting.

• v.

  • give an account of (verb)
  • relate.
  • relate (verb)
  • depict,
  • sling,
  • rehearse,
  • express,
  • get off one's chest,
  • run through,
  • state,
  • particularize,
  • picture,
  • verbalize,
  • retell,
  • recite,
  • divulge,
  • impart,
  • describe,
  • shoot the breeze,
  • chronicle,
  • track,
  • let one's hair down,
  • reveal,
  • spill,
  • report,
  • break a story,
  • itemize,
  • tell,
  • recount,
  • give the word,
  • spin a yarn,
  • detail,
  • narrate,
  • run down,
  • disclose,
  • set forth,
  • clue one in,
  • spill the beans,
  • present.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • level with.
  •
  • prescribe.
  •
  • ordain.
  •
  • come out.
  • relate
  • retells,
  • clued in,
  • spun yarn,
  • retelling,
  • let hair down,
  • Retold,
  • setting forth,
  • laying it on the line,
  • get off chest,
  • laid on the line,
  • clue in,
  • give word.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • plainspoken,
  • decree,
  • lay down,
  • fix,
  • dictate,
  • impose.

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